On October 30th, King Diamond will release CD and LP versions of ‘The Dark Sides‘ via Metal Blade Records. Released in 1988, ‘The Dark Sides‘ contains five tracks and an outro, released on previous albums: Tracklisting: 1. Halloween (previously released on Fatal Portrait) 2. Them (instrumental track, previously released on Them) 3. No Presents for Christmas (previously released as the A-side of No Presents for Christmas single; later as a bonus track on the 2007 remastered version of Fatal Portrait) 4. Shrine (previously released as the B-side of The Family Ghost single; later as a bonus track on the 2007 remastered version of Abigail) 5. The Lake (previously released as a B-side of Halloween single and as a bonus track on CD versions of Fatal Portrait) 6. Phone Call (previously released on CD versions of Them) King Diamond adds, “These are not remasters. These are the albums as they were originally done in the old days from the original production masters. They retain all the original dynamics that were captured at the time. It’s very exciting to present these to fans as they were originally released.” The vinyl editions feature spined sleeves with a download card; the CD contains a mini-LP CD-insert. See below for an overview of available formats; pre-order […]
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Armored Saint Launches Video For New Single ‘Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants’
On October 23rd, Armored Saint will release their eighth full-length, ‘Punching The Sky‘, via Metal Blade Records. The band have released a video for the new single, ‘Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants‘ (directed and produced by Costin Chioreanu. Additional drone footage was shot by Miluta Flueras, with band performance footage by Vince Edwards. Special […]
Armored Saint Announces Live Record Release Show Online, Set For Saturday, October 10th
On Saturday, October 10th at 1PM PST//4PM EST//10PM CET, Armored Saint will host a live record release show online for their upcoming album, ‘Punching The Sky‘ (due out October 23rd via Metal Blade Records). Set to take place at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, CA, Armored Saint will be performing a full set, […]
Armored Saint Reveals Details For New Album, ‘Punching The Sky’
On October 23rd, Armored Saint will release their eighth full-length album, ‘Punching The Sky‘, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the album, the band have released a video for their new single, ‘End Of The Attention Span‘ (directed by Robert Graves). Bassist Joey Vera comments: “We’ve teamed up with video director Robert […]
Ensiferum Launches Lyric Video for ‘For Sirens’
Last Friday (July 10th), Ensiferum released their new full-length album, ‘Thalassic‘, via Metal Blade Records. The band have released a lyric video for the track ‘For Sirens‘. Stream and purchase Thalassic now at: metalblade.com/ensiferum – where the record is available in the multiple formats: Ensiferum are a true powerhouse when it comes to folk-inspired melodic […]
Sorcerer Releases Video Clips For Entire New Album, ‘Lamenting Of The Innocent’
Last week, Sorcerer digitally released their third full-length, ‘Lamenting Of The Innocent‘, via Metal Blade Records worldwide (the album is physically available in the USA now, with a new June 5th physical street date in Europe). For a preview of Lamenting of the Innocent, video clips for each song (directed by Daniel Wahlström – Heavy […]
Mercyful Fate: ‘Don’t Break the Oath’, ‘Melissa’, ‘Mercyful Fate’ Re-issues Now Available Via Metal Blade Records
On June 5th, Mercyful Fate will release CD and LP versions of the classic albums ‘Don’t Break the Oath‘, ‘Melissa‘, and ‘Mercyful Fate‘ via Metal Blade Records. The vinyl editions feature spined sleeves with an insert and download card; the CDs contain a mini-LP CD-insert with a small fold-out poster. King Diamond comments, “These are […]
Armored Saint Releases ‘Isolation (Live from Isolation)’
Armored Saint has released a new video for their digital single ‘Isolation (Live from Isolation)‘ – a live re-recording of the classic track, ‘Isolation‘, which appeared on 1987’s ‘Raising Fear‘. This new version was recorded and filmed in April 2020 while all of the band members were quarantined at their homes in Los Angeles, CA. […]
